Learning Support Guide | Tentative Schedule for Spring 2015

The University of Dayton offers a wide variety of services to support and enhance student learning, and the Learning Support Guide provides a handy way to look at them all in one place. The guide is an up-to-date list of both direct support for classes and services available to support individual students. To print only the areas of interest to you, simply highlight and copy the sections that you want from this web page and paste them into a word processor, then print. We will update the information in the Learning Support Guide throughout the semester, so check back again to see what might have changed.

Global Learning Services, Walk In (WI) Tutoring, and Supplemental Instruction (SI) are available during the fall and spring semesters. These services are not available during finals week, holidays, and official school closings. Bi-lingual Facilitators (Arabic and Chinese) are available Monday-Thursday in Walk In Tutoring in ML. This schedule is subject to change.

All services are expected to begin during the second week of the semester. For Spring 2015, the start date will be January 20, 2015.

Services will close for Easter Break as outlined in the University schedule.

Communication

Course: 100
Communication Coaches are former CMM 100 students who performed very well in the class. These peer coaches can help currently enrolled CMM 100 students prepare outlines and speaking notes for each presentation in the class, and offer feedback on practice sessions in advance of delivering the presentations in class. They also can help explain concepts and course content for you in a one-one-one setting. To request a Communication Coach for CMM 100, complete the tutoring by appointment online form. Please allow two working days to process your request.

History

Languages

Language tutoring by appointment for Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Latin, Russian, and Spanish classes is available for student currently enrolled in select language courses during the fall and spring semester. To request a Tutor in these subject areas, complete our language tutor request online form. Please allow two working days to process your request.

Physics

Psychology

Psychology 101 tutoring by appointment is available for student currently enrolled in this course during the fall and spring semester. To request a Tutor in these subject areas, complete the tutoring by appointment online form. Please allow two working days to process your request.

Religious Studies

Sociology

Sociology 101 tutoring is available by appointment for student currently enrolled in this course during the fall and spring semester. To request a Tutor in these subject areas, complete the tutoring by appointment online form. Please allow two working days to process your request.

Teacher Education

Lead peer advisors provide opportunities to first-year students for individual consultations, group tutoring for the PRAXIS I. Contact EDT 109 or 110 course instructors for details.

Writing

Global Learning Support

Conversation Groups

IEP's Conversation Groups bring Intensive English Program (IEP) students together with American students for informal English conversations. Students meet and talk with this diverse student group regularly to help international students improve conversational English and knowledge of American culture, and to help American students widen their global perspectives. Sessions take place in the Rike Center (room 108).

Global Conversations Groups

No registration required. All international and American students are welcome. Talk about assigned prompts or any learning topics you would like to discuss. IPACs will facilitate one-on-one sessions, small group sessions, and large group sessions. General sessions are offered every Monday 5:00-6:00pm in LTC Forum and every Wednesday 5:00-6:00 pm in LTC Studio. Female only sessions are offered Thursday 5:00-6:00pm in LTC Forum.

Global Success Series

Join us every Tuesday 5:00 - 6:00 pm in LTC Forum 044 (on the Ground Floor of Roesch Library). There are scheduled topics for the Fall Term 2014.

TOPIC 1: How to start a successful semester at UD? Offered on 9/2.

TOPIC 2: How to understand, communicate, and participate in the classroom? Offered on 9/9.

TOPIC 3: How to get a good GPA? Offered on 9/16.

TOPIC 4: How to improve reading and writing skills? Offered on 10/14.

TOPIC 5: How to define your campus life? Offered on 10/21.

TOPIC 6: How to meet the challenges of academic terms? Offered on 11/4.

TOPIC 7: How to succeed in an exam? Offered on 11/18.

TOPIC 8: What does academic integrity mean to me? Offered once a month on 9/23, 10/28, and 11/11.

We are happy to meet with you to discuss your approaches to learning and studying. Our professional staff are available to meet with you in single or multiple sessions if requested. Referrals to campus and community resources will be made when appropriate and informal disability screenings are offered. To request an appointment please complete our online consultation form.

We can also match you with a trained International Peer Academic Coaching (IPACs) to discuss success in American classrooms, transitioning to a different culture, and networking with campus resources, and share experiences. Contact OLR at 937-229-2066 to schedule an appointment or complete on online consultation form.

Want someone from the same country, speaking the same language, probably studying similar classes to help you when you are new on campus? Willing to help new international student and get involved? Join the International Peer Mentor Program!